William P. Kerr Jr., 83, recently of Lexington S.C., formerly of Chadds Ford, died at home on Jan. 30, after a long battle with cancer. The eldest son of William P. Kerr Sr. and Ellen Curtis, he was raised in Springfield, graduated from Temple University, and worked as an independent architect and contractor in Delaware and Chester counties. A loving husband, father, grandfather, son, and…
The new Kennett Library director made a presentation to the Kennett Township Supervisors Wednesday night about the status of the new library building and some of the features it will offer. According to Director Chris Manna, the goal of the new library building is “to boldly go where no library has gone before.” Manna began as the director in November and said the new building…
UPDATE From Chadds Ford Township manager Maryann Furlong: "This morning, Friday, Feb. 4, Chadds Ford Township received a preliminary/final land development application for construction of the new Hank's. As the township has done with other Hurricane Ida-affected properties, the non-residential SALDO Application fee has been waived. Township supervisors and staff, Planning Commissioners, Zoning Hearing Board members, HARB members, and consultants will do everything possible to expedite…
• Bettye LaVette, who toured with Clyde McPhatter, Ben E. King, Barbara Lynn, and Otis Redding, will be performing at The Kennett Flash on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Tickets are $75 and are available at www.kennettflash.org. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8. • A new exhibit, Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings, opens this Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Brandywine…